Country United States FIPS code 39-37898 Elevation 358 m Population 477 (2010) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086652 Local time Friday 10:56 PM | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 93% Humidity Area 52.06 km² (51.54 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Jackson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 477.
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Map of Jackson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the far southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast: Wetzel County farther north, and Tyler County farther south.
No municipalities are located in Jackson Township.
Name and history
It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.